Understanding how small firms adapt and adjust financially following exogenous shocks is crucial and acts as a harbinger of regional financial resilience levels. Therefore, it is important to determine what shape firms are in as they emerge from a shock such as the Covid-19 pandemic,...

The survival of a company is highly dependent on the management of its working capital. Effective working capital management can lead to greater profitability. Insufficient working capital or liquidity shortages can severely hinder profitability and operational sustainability. The primary...

This study aims to explore the vulnerability within the Czech automotive supply chain. To explore the vulnerability, analyses based on the comparison of both monetary and time-based characteristics, namely profitability, cash flow ratio, indebtedness, and cash conversion cycle, respectively,...

This paper investigates the macroeconomic determinants influencing the demand and value of working capital loans among micro-enterprises across five economic sectors in Poland. The main aim is to understand how various economic conditions affect the borrowing behaviour of micro-enterprises...

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of working capital management and credit man- agement policies on the financial performance of banks in Kosovo. It is based on panel data obtained from the financial statements of commercial banks for the period of 2013-2022. The data is analyzed...

This study employs machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence to examine the impact of working capital strategies - aggressive, moderate, and conservative - on Tobin's Q and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), identifying key financial...

Working capital management is critical because it affects a company's profitability, liquidity, and investment decisions, all of which have an impact on financial performance. As a result, effective and efficient working capital management is an essential component for commercial and service...

This paper explores the relationship between working capital management (WCM) strategies and business performance during the COVID-19 crisis. Data from 1,067 non-financial European firms from 33 countries distributed across 6 economic sectors in the period from 2015 to 2021, feed Ordinary Least...

The present study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and firm risk on working capital management policies among manufacturing firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The study sample consists of 1200 observations and 200 companies listed on the TSE over a six-year...

This study explores the impact of adopting the quality management system according to the International Standardization for Organizations (ISO) standards called ISO 9001 on firms' working capital management efficiency (WCME). This study analyzes Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the...

This study aims to investigate the effects of financial bootstrapping and government support on working capital, as well as the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation towards the impact of working capital on financial performance. The study was conducted on 260 MSME owners in the food...

Working capital management is an important fnancial management decision for the proftability of commercial banks. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of working capital management on commercial banks' proftability. The study used secondary data from audited fnancial statements of...

This study examined the relationship between working capital management and the profitability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the shipping industry, particularly during crises and geopolitical uncertainty, as well as the moderating effects of firm-specific characteristics and...

Economic uncertainty has been increasing, as evidenced by recent fluctuations in global markets and unpredictable economic indicators such as volatile demand, stock market fluctuations, and unpredictable interest rates. Economic profitability and working capital efficiency are pivotal indicators...

Throughout history, the analysis of companies' financial structure has been approached from different angles, with different areas of the overall financial situation being separated and studied independently in order to improve understanding. Within the framework of short-cycle analysis and,...

The success of agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (agri-SMEs), among other factors, heavily relies on their ability to manage finances effectively. This study examined the extent to which agricultural SMEs in Tanzania practice financial management activities. The study employed a...

The literature on working capital management (WCM) provides mixed evidence on the effect of working capital on firm profitability and performance. We use firms from developed and emerging economies to explore how working capital and its components relate to firms' performance while controlling...

The paper examines the nexus between working capital management (WCM) and financial performance of listed non-financial firms in Ghana. An unbalanced panel data for the period 2008 to 2021 was used for the study. It is observed that the residual terms of the models were cross-sectionally...

Aim: The main aim of this article is to examine the impact of financial leverage on firm profitability and working capital management of Asia-Pacific (APAC) firms listed in the United States and the United Kingdom. Design / Research methods: The regression analyses are conducted with panel data...

The current situation of slower economic growth is leading to a more difficult access to funds and unpredictable payment behaviour of customers, which predetermines growing importance of working capital management. The aim of the present article is to examine the effects of working capital...

Businesses strive for effective working capital management (WCM) since ineffective WCM influences firms' failure in developing economies. However, the connection between WCM and the going concern of firms has not received significant quantitative attention. Hence, this study examines the impact...

This study investigates the effects of working capital management (WCM) through and its components (Days Sales Outstanding-DSO, Days Inventory Outstanding-DIO, and Days Payable Outstanding-DPO and Net Working Capital) on firm profitability in consumer goods and construction firms by applying...

Purpose: The object of this paper is to analyze the impacts on the CCC, DIO, DRO, DPO, which are a factor for measuring WCM and profitability (ROA) from a supply chain relationship perspective between two large Korean automotive manufacturers (Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation) and SMEs...

The present study is entitled “A comparative review on working capital management of selected food & beverages companies in the Indian Context”. Working capital works as a gadget in the financial decision. Without having insufficient working capital, no one can run their business empower...

The purpose-The aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between working capital and profitability in the context of the wine industry. Design/methodology/approach-Artificial neural networks were used to analyze the relationship between working capital management and the profitability of...

Working capital management is always crucial in any business. Efficiency of working capital is determined based various tools used by the companies. However in practice, companies do follow different tools to reduce working capital which is directly impacting profitability of the company....

Working capital management (WCM) is a key factor in the success of manufacturing companies when credit is restricted, as is the case in the current climate caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management,...